"Follow the Money" and you'll find the truth. The phrase
has
been invoked in crime novels and newsrooms, almost as a mantra for the
successful investigator. For the journalist and the voter, researching
campaign finances is a difficult task, that is, unless your guides are
Ellen Miller, Executive Director of the Center for Responsive Politics and
Chuck Lewis, Executive Director of the Center for Public Integrity. The
Radio and Television News Directors Foundation brings these two
advocates together for 13 shows that will run through May 8. Both of
their organizations have compiled databases from which you can follow the
money. Their insights are also available as Democracy Place TV presents
the "Follow the Money".

"Most elected officials would rather undergo root canal surgery than
discuss the special interests behind their candidacies. We think the
American people, before the election, should have all the relevant
information about the candidates--including the price of acquiring power
and what has been sold in the process."

"Campaign contributions have had a long and seedy history in U. S. politics,
but there is no worse period than now. The Center's job is to explore the
highways and byways of campaign cash in federal elections, shining a
spotlight on who gives what to whom and what contributors get in return."